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enWLUML Statement: Syrian refugee women, forced marriage, and sexual slaveryhttp://www.wluml.org/media/wluml-statement-syrian-refugee-women-forced-marriage-and-sexual-slavery
<p style="text-align:justify">Women Living Under Muslim Laws (WLUML) international solidarity network is deeply concerned about the growing trend of Syrian refugee women being sold into marriage as a ‘strategy’ of survival for desperate families; or as a way of escaping the destitution of life in refugee camps. Forced marriage is a form of sexual slavery which includes limitations to a woman’s autonomy, freedom of movement and power to decide matters relating to her sexual activity.</p><p><a href="http://www.wluml.org/media/wluml-statement-syrian-refugee-women-forced-marriage-and-sexual-slavery" target="_blank">read more</a></p>Middle EastSyriaViolence against womenwar; refugee; forced marriage; sexual slavery;Sat, 18 May 2013 21:12:48 +0000yasmin8549 at http://www.wluml.org